Combined light and firearm



Oct. 20, 1925- S. P. COTTRELL COMBINED LIGHT AND FIREARM Filed July 11,1925 Patented Oct 20, 1925.

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snvrsrna r. comma, or BUFFALO, nnw'yoax.

comsmnn LIGHT AND FIREARM.

Application filed m 11, 1925. semi- No. 42,991.

To all whom it may concern:

, Be it known that I, SYLvns'rnR P. Co'r- TRELL, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Buffalo, in thecounty of Erie and State of New York,have invented new and useful Improvements in Combined Lights andFirearms, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a combined light and firearm which may be usedequally effective for lighting or shooting and its object is to providea device of this character which is simpler, more effective and lessexpensive than those heretofore known. Gen

" erally speaking this improvement consists in so organizing the firearmportion of this I device that the same can be built as a unitindependently of the ligliting portion of the same and then assembledwit-h the latter without one interfering with the other.

In the accompanying drawings Figure 1 is a side elevation of my improvedlight and firearm.

Figure 2 is a front elevation of the same.

' Figure 3 is a horizontal section taken on line 3- -3, Fig.1.

Figure is a vertical longitudinal section of the same taken on line4Q4,'Fig. 3, showing the parts of the firing mechanism in the positionwhich they occupy after the cartridge has been discharged and thepressure on the trigger has been released.

Figure 5 is a similar view showing the position of the parts when thefiring hammer has been cocked.

Figure 6 is a View similar to Fig. 4 but showing the position of thefiring mecha- Figure 10 is a vertical transverse section taken on line10-10, Fig. 6.

Figure 11 is a fragmentary vertical longitudinal section taken on line11 11-, in Figs.8and 12.

F1 ure 12 is a fragmentary vertical longitu inal section ,taken on line121 2,

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Similar. characters of reference indicate like parts throughout the.several views.

The lamp or lighting portion of this device comprises a tubular casing20 which is provided at its front end with a lens 21 through which thelight of the lamp 22 shines upon closing a switch 23 which is in circuitwith this lamp and a dry battery 24 mounted in the rear part ofthe'casing. The

details of this lighting device may b e-of any suitable and well knownconstruction and a further description of the same is, therefore deemedunnecessary.

At a point between the lamp and battery the top and bottom of the casingis'pro vided with a top'opening 25 and a bottom opening 26 which arearranged vertically in line with each other. Projecting downwardlythrough the top opening 25 and arranged with its lower part within thecasing and with its upper part above the [casing is a frame 27 whichforms apart of the firing mechanism and supports the working partsthereof. This frame isprovided with a gun barrel 28 which projectsforwardly from the upper part of the frame over the adjacent part of thelamp casing and practically terminates flush with the front end of thelatter. Projecting rearwardly from the upper part of the gun frame andover the adjacent part of the casing is a hood 29 the rear end of whichreceives a fastening screw, 30 whereby the gun frame together with theparts mounted thereon are detachablv v secured to the lamp casing, asbest shown in Figs. 4 and 5.

WVithin the upper partof the frame is mounted a cartridge cylinder 31which is pivotally mountedon this frame by means of a horizontallongitudinal pin 32 so that I operative position the finger thecartridge receiving chambers 33 of this cylinder may be successivelybrought into register with the'rear end of the gun barrel.

The numeral 34represents a firing hammer which is pivoted at its lowerend on the lower rear part of the frame by means of a horizontaltransverse pin 35 and provided at its upper end with a firing pin 36adapted to strike the rear end of the cartridge 37 in the respectivechamber of the cylinder main spring 38 which is of leaf form andarranged on one side of the hammer and secured at its upper end by meansof a screw 39 or otherwise to the ad acent rear part of the gun frameand provided at, its lower end with a laterally and inwardly projectingfinger 40 which presses rearwardly a ainst the front side of a lip 41projecting wardly from the lower part of the hammer, as best shown inFigs. 4-6, 9 and 11.

A trigger mechanism is provided which operates to first retract or movethehammer rearwardly and then release the same so that it will flyforwardly under the action I of the spring 38 and discharge thecartridge. In its preferred form this trigger'mechanism is constructedas follows The numeral 42 represents the upper part or body of thetrigger which is pivotally connected at its front end by means of ahorizontal transverse pin 43 with the adjacent lower part of the gunframe, and 44 is the lower part or finger piece of the trigger which ispivotally connected at its up er end with the body 42 by means of aorizontal transverse pin 45. When in its iece 44 projects downwardlythrough the ottom openlng 26 of the casing, as shown by full lines inFigs. 1, 4, 5, 6, and 8-10, but when the device is not in use thisfinger piece may be swun forwardly and upwardly so that it lies c ose tothe under side of the casing, as shown by dotted lines in Fig. 1, andthereby renders the samemore compactfor convenience in carrying in thepocket or storing the same awa The backward movement of the finger piecerelative to the body of the trigger is limited so as to render the samepractically rigid relatively to each other at this time by cooperatingstop surfaces 46 47 arranged on these parts, as shown in Fig. 6. Theretracting movement of the trigger is. eflccted by a spring device whichprefer ownably consists of a plunger 48 guided in a heel 49 on the frontpart of the trigger body, and bearing against the adjacent part of themain frame and a spring 50 mounted in a pocket on this heel and'bearingagainst the rear or inner end of this plunger, as shown in- Fig. 5.Motion is transmitted from the trigger to the hammer by means of a sear51 which is pivotally connected at its lower end withthe trigger bymounting it on the same pin 45 which pivotally connects the body anfinger piece of the trigger, as shown in Figs. '4, 5 and 6. While theupper end of this sear is adapted to engage with a nose 52 on the lowerfront part of the hammer, as shown in Figs. 4, 5 and 11 this sear isyieldingly held in its rearward operative position by a spring devicewhich finger piece backwardly this sear by pushing upwardly against thenose 52 will cause the hammer to be retracted and move its firing pin 36backwardly away from the cartridge 37. This movement continues until thebreast on the rear side of the sear by engaging the lower front' part ofthe hammer pr es the sear away from the hammer and causes the front endof the sear to slip forwardly off from the nose 52 of the hammer,thereby releasing the'latter and permitting the ,main spring to throw itforwardly for engaging the firing pin with the cartridge. In Fig. 5 thesear is represented in a position in which it has moved the hammer intothis rearmost position and is about to clear the nose 52 0f the hammer,while in Fig. 6 the trigger is shown-in its fully raised position inwhich the sear is disengaged from the hammer nose 52 and the hammer hasbeen thrown forwardly by its main spring. After the trigger has clearedthe hammer it continues its upward movement until the free end of'thesear strikes the under side of the cartridge cylinder. as shown in Fig.6, thereby not only limitin the upward ltiil movement of the trigger butalso causing CPI latter-[preparatory to effecting the next firingoperation;

The forward rotation of the cartridge cylinder is effected by means of afeed pawl 55 which is pivotally mounted at its lower end on the hammerin front of the axis ,of the latter while the upper end or jaw of derratc .tooth 56 and during the retracting or backward stroke of thehammer this pawl by engaging the ratchet tooth 56 turns the cylinderforwardly one step for bringing the next cartridge cylinder in line withthe gun barrel 28. The feed pawl is yieldingly held in its forward oroperative position in engagement with the ratchet teeth by means of aspringdevicewhich co-o rates with the pivot of the feed pawl and in thepreferred form of this pivot and spring device the same, as best shownin Figs. 11 and 12 are constructed as follows The numeral 57 representsa pivot pin which projects laterally from the lower end of the feed pawland turns in a bearing 58 in the lower front part of the hammer and isprovided on its upper side with an inclined bearing face 59. Thenumeral'64 represents a tension spring arranged in a pocket 61. on thelower front part of the hammer and bearing at its lower end against theinclined face 59 on the pivot pin 51 while its upper end' bears againsta screw plug 60 which is secured in the upper end of the pocket 61. Dueto the constant pressure'of the spring 64 against the inclined surface59 on the pivot pin the feed pawl 55 is yieldingly pressed forwardly sothat its feed jaw or beak will remain constantly in yielding engagementwith the ratchet'teeth 56, and therefore insures proper advancement ofthe cartridge cylinder during each operation of the gun.

On its upper rear part the feed pawl is rovided with a retaining finger63 which is adapted to engage with the rear side of the gun frame whenthe cartridge cylinder is removed from the frame for cleaning or,

repairing, and thereby prevents the feed pawl from moving forwardly intoa position which would render it difiicult to reassemble the parts.

In order to prevent the cartridge cylinder from being moved to anexcessive extent during each forward throw under the action of the feedpawl and to thus insure proper alignment of each cartridge chamber withthe gun barrel and hammer at the end of each firing operation africtional detent device is provided which in the preferred cartridgesand to be brought successivelg construction consists of a leaf spring.62 secured at its lower end to the main frame and bearing with itsupper end a periphery of the cartridge cylmder, as shown in Fig. 10.

In addition to securin the body or frame 27 to the top of the casing 20by means of 4 the screw 30 additional fastening means.

may be employed such as the screws 67 WhlCll connect the lower parts ofthe body and easing, as shown in Figs. 1, 9 and 10.. Upon removing thescrews 30, 67, the body with the firing mechanism mounted thereon may beremoved upwardl from the casing as a completely assemble unit, therebynot only facilitating manufacture but also permitting inspection,adjustment and repairing of the firing mechanism.

As a whole this firearm and lighting device is comparatively simple andcompact in construction, it is well protected and not liable to get outof order, and in the event that inspection for repairing or-adjustingany of the parts becomes necessary this can be accomplished easily andconveniently without dismembering the entire mechanism.

I claim as my invention g 1. A combined light and fire arm, comprising atubular casing having openings in inst the its top and bottom, a frameextending from a the upper side of said casing downwardly through saidtop opening and provided on side with a hood projecting rearwardly over,

said casing, a cartridge cylinder '(pivotally mounted in said frame andprovide with an annular row of chambers adapted to receive in line withsaid barrel, a hammer pivote on the rear part of the frame and providedwith its front side with a barrel which projects a firing pin adapted tostrike the cartridge in the respective chamber which is in line withsaid barrel and having its upper end covered by said hood, and a hammeroperating mechanism mounted on the lower part of said frame and having afinger piece adapted to project downwardly through said bottom opening.

2. A combined light and firearm, compris ing a tubular casing havingopenings in its top and bottom, a frame extending from the upper s1de ofsaid casing downwardly through said top opening and provided on itsfront side with a barrel. which projects forwardly over the casing, acartridge cylinder pivotally mounted in said frame, and provided with anannular row of chambers adapted to receive cartridges and to be broughtsuccessively in line with said barrel, a hammer pivoted on the rear partof.

the frame and provided with. a firing pin adapted to strike thecartridge in the respec- V tive chamber which is in line with said bar.-

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rel, and a hammer operating mechanism mounted on the lower part of saidframe and having a finger piece adapted to project downwardly throughsaid bottom opening.

3. A combined light and firearm, compris- "ing a tubular casing havingopenings in its top and bottom, a frame projecting from the upper sideof said casing downwardly through the top opening thereof, a cylinderpivotally mounted in the frame and provided with an annular row ofcartridge chambers, a hammer arranged in rear of said frame and providedat its upper end with a firing pin adapted to'strike the cartridges insaid chambers and having its lower end pivoted on said frame andprovided with a downwardly projecting lip, a flat main spring arrangedin rear of the frame and having its upper end secured thereto and itslower end provided with a laterally projecting finger engaging with thefront side of said lip, and an operating mechanism for said hammerhaving a finger piece adapted to project downwardly through said bottomopening.

4. A combined light and firearm, comprising a tubular casing havingopenings in its top and bottom, a frame projecting from the upper sideof said casing downwardly through the top opening thereof, a cylinderpivotally mounted in the frame and rovided with an annular row ofcartridge chambers, a hammer arranged in rear of said frame and providedat its upper end with a firing pin adapted to strike the cartridges insaid chambers and having its lower end pivoted on said frame andprovided with a forwardly projecting toe, a main spring mounted on theframe and engaging the hammer for throwing the same forwardly, a triggerpivoted on the lower part of the frame and having a finger piece adaptedto project downwardly through said bottom opening, and a sear pivoted onsaid trigger and adapted to engage said toe.

5. A combined light and firearm, comprising a tubular casing havingopenings in its top and bottom, a frame projecting from the upper sideof said casing downwardly through the top opening thereof, a cylinderpivotally mounted in the frame and provided with an annular row ofcartridge chambers, a hammer arranged in rear of said frame and providedat its upper end with a firing pin adapted to strike the cartridges insaid chambers and having its lower end pivoted on said frame andprovided with a forwardly projecting toe, a main spring mounted on.theframe and engaging the hammer for throwing the same forwardly, a triggerpivoted on the lower part of the frame and having a finger piece adaptedto project downwardly through said bottom opening, and a sear pivoted onsaid trigger. and adapted to engage successively with said toe'forretracting the hammer and its top and bottom, a frame projecting fromthe upper side of said casing downwardly through the top openingthereof, a cylinderpivotally mounted in the frame and provided with anannular row of cartridge chambers,- a hammer arranged in rear of saidframe and provided at its upper end with a firing pin adapted to strikethe cartridges in said chambers and having its lower end pivoted on saidframe and'provided with a forwardly projecting toe, a main springmounted on the frame and engaging the hammer for throwing the sameforwardly, a trigger having a body pivoted on the frame-and providedwith a forwardly projecting heel and a finger piece pivoted on therearpart of the trigger body and capable of swinging forwardly therefromthrough said bottom opening but limited in its backward movementrelatively thereto, spring means interposed between the heel of saidbody and the frame for retracting the trigger, a sear pivoted on thetrigger and adapted to engage said toe for retracting the hammer, andsprin means interposed between the trigger an sear for holding thelatter yieldingly in its operative position.

7. A combined light and firearm, comprising a tubular casing providedwith top and bottom openings, a frame projecting downwardly through saidtop opening into said casing, a cylinder pivotally mounted on said frameand provided with cartridge chambers, a hammer pivoted on the frame andhaving a firing pin adapted to strike the cartridges on said chamber,and a leaf detent spring mounted at one end on said frame and engagingits other end with the periphery of said c linder.

8. A light and rearm, comprising a tubular casing having top and bottomopenings, a frame arranged within the casing, a cartridge cylinderpivotally mounted on the frame and projecting upwardly through said topopening and having an annular row of ratchet teeth on its rear end, ahammer pivoted on the rear part of said frame and provided with a firingpin adapted to strike the cartridges in said cylinder, a triggermechanism for operating said hammer and having a finger piece adapted toproject through said bottom opening, and a feed pawl pivoted on saidhammer and having a jaw engaging said ratchet teeth and also having aretaining finger adapted to engage with the adjacent art of said frame.

9. A light and iii'earm, comprising a tubular caslng having top andbottom openings, a frame arranged Within the casing, a 1

cartridge cylinder pivotally mounted on the through said bottom opening,and means for 1 frameand projecting upwardly through said yieldinglyholding said feed pawl in en- 1 lop opening and having an annular row ofgagement with'said ratchet teeth consisting ratchet teeth on its rearend, a hammer pivof a pivot pin arranged on said pawl and 5 voted on therear part of said frame and proturning in said hammer and provided withvided with a firing pin adapted to strike the an inclined surface, and aspring mounted 16 cartridges in said cylinder, a trigger on said hammerand bearing against said mechanism for operating said hammer andinclined surface.

having a finger piece adapted to project SYLVESTER P. COTTRELL.

